AI Rate Professor

Journalism

Walter Hammerwold

JOURNALISM10 · PHTJOURN120 · JOURN83 · JOURN10 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
57.89%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Prefer him in person if you want a real journalism mentor; approach online only if you .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarized online vs in-personExpensive required textbookStrong mentor for someWeak email responsivenessWeekly quizzes and discussions
  • In-person journalism students often love his honesty, lectures, and mentorship; several online JOURN10 students report ignored emails and failing grades.
  • Weekly pattern is usually reading, quiz, discussion, and .
  • Required paid textbook (~$100) is a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many call online and lecture sections easy if you do every weekly task, but others say A is hard, favorites matter, and missed work tanks grades.

Online positives say easy if you keep up; in-person JOURN83 and some JOURN10 reviews say hard or .

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

Content is readable media/journalism material, but production classes and .

Online JOURN10 often standard weekly load; in-person JOURN83 can feel much harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

Many sections list mandatory attendance or require showing up for credit, with skip-class warnings.

In-person more consistently mandatory; online often not mandatory but still deadline-driven.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Roughly mid-50s take-again rate with passionate fans and .

In-person mentorship praise is stronger; online has the .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

; others report tough grading, few graded items, or no grade rounding.

Format shift

and unexplained fails; in-person is mixed fair-to-tough.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and a mini essay; JOURN83 ramps to heavy project work.

Format shift

Online is steady weekly tasks; .

Teaching experience

Average

60/100

Standout mentor and lecturer for engaged students, but sarcasm, politics overload, and ghosting hurt others.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is higher; online communication failures tank experience.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Blend of , and final exam or paper.

Format shift

Online emphasizes weekly quiz plus discussion and ; and participation.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students often call him the coolest or favorite professor, though JOURN83 can feel intense, high-anxiety, or demanding.

Main concern

Some report toxic pressure, favoritism, or hard-to-earn A grades in production-style courses.

What students said

“Genuinely the coolest and realest professor I've ever had.”
JOURN83
“This was the most anxiety inducing class, powered by a toxic work environment.”
JOURN83
“Walter is one of .”
JOURNALISM10

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online JOURN10 is split between easy weekly quiz-discussion routines and , and expensive book requirements.

Main concern

, and high textbook cost can sink grades.

What students said

“ and expects you to know the material within a day.”
JOURN10
“Each week you will get an , and a discussion.”
JOURN10
“He also bases his hws on a textbook u have to pay for ($100). .”
JOURN10

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes are often timed and book-based; finals may be multiple choice or .

Timed quizzes from textbookWeekly discussionsMini essaysMidterm and finalPop quizzes in some sections

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and some pop quizzes; little detail on proctoring software.

Participation and projectsPop quizzes possibleAttendance for credit
“Do his work and quizzes and you'll pass the class.”
JOURN83
“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
JOURN10

Online

Online pattern and multiple-choice final; book required for quiz answers.

Weekly timed quizzesDiscussion boardsFinal multiple-choice examRequired textbook
“One discussion per week gotta reply to 2 classmates also 1 quiz per week. You have a and a .”
JOURN10
“The and the assignment details so def will need book.”
JOURN10

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Genuinely the coolest and realest professor I've ever had.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 journalism reviews, contrasting strong in-person mentorship with online communication failures. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

60/100

“He is amazing at teaching this class and I learned so much from him”

📧 Communication Risk

25/100

“ and expects you to know the material within a day.”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“ .”

💰 Cost Concern

40/100

“makes you pay $100 for the course textbook instead of making an online pdf”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Funny as hell if you get him to open up.
  • I loved listening to him lecture
  • his sarcasm and condescending nature that really ruined the class experience.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy and caring professor.
  • unless you are prepared to WORK.
  • He's not a so

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • He won't ever respond no matter how much you try to contact him.
  • It's really hard to keep track of
  • Pretty easy class the only issue is that you have to buy his book.

Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

19 detailed reviews with a stable online-versus-in-person split and recurring textbook and communication themes.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 54

Course coverage

JOURN1012 reviews
JOURN834 reviews
JOURNALISM102 reviews
PHTJOURN1201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 4 · A 4

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1